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The Lawmaker (Legal Thrillers by Rick Ward) [Kindle Edition]

Rick Ward
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Great book, captivating, convincing and entertaining, as well as revealing of circumstances that occur within the halls of the legislative process and government. --Retired Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court Chuck McRae

A book destined to become a winner.....having all the makings of a big screen thriller! --Tunica Times Newspaper, top inland gaming community in the state

Ward has written a suspenseful and tightly wound novel; the sort of complex and morally ambiguous book that might come from John Grisham. --Capt. Edward M. Brittingham, author of The Iranian Deception

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Wayne Lott is a young attorney out to make a name for himself. When a state legislative seat becomes vacant, Wayne jumps at the chance to run for office and enter what he thinks will be the glamorous life of politics. But he’s in for a deadly surprise.

Naïve and idealistic, Wayne is a lamb to the slaughter. In no time, he becomes enmeshed in the violent high stakes underworld of a sinister casino lobbyist. Caught with a hired temptress and threatened with blackmail, Wayne is forced to choose between cooperating with federal authorities or succumbing to the dark side of Mississippi’s gambling gangland.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 370 KB
  • Print Length: 268 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0982356404
  • Publisher: Spring Morning Publishing, Inc.; 1 edition (March 10, 2009)
  • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B001VEIQ5A
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Lending: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #116,157 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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4.0 out of 5 stars More like 4-and-a-half Stars, September 23, 2009
This review is from: The Lawmaker (Hardcover)
After finishing The Lawmaker (gosh it took me a long time--sorry Rick) I was fairly convinced that the author was a former trial attorney...turns out that while he DOES work in law enforcement, being a lawyer wasn't his career...so kudos first off for writing a legal thriller without not actually BEING an attorney. My all-time favorite legal thriller is also NOT written by a former practicing lawyer (The Quiet Game by Greg Iles) so you're in good company as far as I can tell.

B-u-u-u-t The Lawmaker isn't exactly a full-on legal drama, either. It also adds the element of politics, bribery and a few other un-seemly underworld adjectives. Meet Wayne Lott, an attorney who seems to hit the jackpot when an opportunity to run for public office seems to fall right in his lap. As the majority of moral America already knows, politics are not as fancy as one may initially believe them to be. Pure as the driven snow? Hardly. And Mr. Lott discovers this the hard way as he quickly finds himself (literally) stuck between a rock and a hard place.

Now I have personally never had to choose between participating in Blackmail or possibly becoming victim to mob-like individuals bent on encouraging (ie: forcing) you to follow your 'pre-determined' path...but, I'd like to think I'd do the right thing. Does Wayne have what it takes to make the right choice? I won't spoil it for you, but let's just say finding out the answer is all part of the fun that is The Lawmaker. On the back of the book it says the book is a cross between Casino & The Firm, and I gotta say that particular description fits like a glove.

If you're looking for a tension-laced novel that doesn't follow the usual predictable pattern which seems to be a plague within the legal thriller genre these days, give The Lawmaker a try. I think you will be pleasantly surprised by the outcome...I know I was.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Lawmaker Review, June 29, 2009
This review is from: The Lawmaker (Paperback)
Enjoyable Book, it holds your attention. While it is fictional, there appears to be real world experience involved. I can follow the politics behind this book, especially being from Mississippi. I would recommend this to those readers that enjoys political or law based fictional novels.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Will keep readers glued to the page, September 7, 2009
This review is from: The Lawmaker (Paperback)
Politics is no place for the idealistic. "The Lawmaker" follows aspiring benevolent state senator Wayne Lott as he tries to establish himself in politics but finds it is a much dirtier place than he expects, as he enters a world of bribes and lobbyists. A riveting novel of suspense and intrigue about an honest man breaking the world of politics, "The Lawmaker" will keep readers glued to the page.
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